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s o on en _ ns ) oo s n s e n r omm Castieton W Institu astileton Women s InsUIUIG: the story of a ommc .. dn f\u!‘? 4 ; f ol massinll ‘finmfl“g ‘fl“i" \ The Castleton Women‘s Institute . mm "’U Gastit!!® * j gort wit" \ iess celebrates its 100th birthday next _|_ _ 88 " l ae 1M [ /b S Wednesday. Its records tell the story of i mt . ¢«t" \7\*6\"% {(( cyâ€" Sss domestic life in Cramahe Township. |_ _ _ 4 & %fil‘.‘“?&av * [ fiNTERT 3{:\5&» x They include a detailed commentary on \ _ fii{fi?‘t‘ L [ s & s AI&ME& life in this area, supported by some _ \ _ goy® y #4 _ m l inberegi s uC Nfiri'@\ fascinating historic photos. \\L mds $85 Fers® ith 1M3 } | o ue '“?“m, lles (CL[SG}?,JUC‘ CHRSWHREE Anme, \ _ gi hort 6\3"\1\\?\“‘3?\: youl 8 UOttep ’L‘,:\" l The first meeting _ 2%/a~â€" jst. * s . . y e Suapy s . ) se fpace o $ x gyus" cork grcasmd | || SA tup ; oHP \ In 1905, Mrs. Farley of Brighton \ y 200 ® sagon Lt l $ | h’ STLET ies 3 organized the inaugural group which was \ â€" â€" Ars. ‘f:m\ Aasatttt 8 g g WOMAN, on . founded in November of that year. Little is\ » e . P § mST Sss & known of the initial membership, but the _\ se BP se * | f } t N ag lTUTE : President was Mrs. Raymond Walt and the s gust l * | TJ 8Wo y | is * Secretaryâ€"Treasurer, Mrs. J. L. Gerow. Aformal invitation to the 50th anniversary | il i all, Cast} x Receipts for the first seven months were required a reply. {2} w 8 tm cu s UQTOD. $11.50 and expenditures $2.80. %‘i“ oc â€"~ ,f!; EdnEsday d\h:(; 3t | The records kept by the current| MRNN} ‘fig@w .E ialE um e 4./ t | Tweedsmuir, Sue LaBerge, include the %?‘;}%;b@%wgfi;&anw & ?T@fiigfi;& \es / .”Ober Ist g | minutes of the May 9, 1906 meeting and | m gu l2 “"“‘37”“"“’ I @"eéfii‘ maste lteso y 73 ts | the membership for that year. Tucked in ffi?@tgfi«:;éf"&%:;%;t?‘?f“@ * t ols & HF M EH Soerrgy j | with a list of the 40 members is a Castleton %fiw/é/’:g{j/ 45/52::&@ e t ol s s d ORFA 1 P EL W.L. ribbon belonging to charter member, | Z»2.. 3;‘7@; a¢".. t t , Mess UND ‘ . :# Mrs. Henry Brown who died that April. f‘;ijmg?t}(f(w}‘«fiw?m‘/‘/‘fii n t s mendas \‘\:i@’{gypm l _: Groups today might wish for the kind / \ Amus a MeyCt Y aen o e â€" of attendance found a century ago. Thirtyâ€" | qrce Lhas Ocifarad yelaas 199. six of the 39 members were there for the fhw @Nr/‘; &r;w‘ Lp . fhey is "h meeting which closed with the singing of | _ ,W“’A.,.Ji S t mert es L God Save the King. Within five years it | guâ€" 2. / /'7‘5“"/*/‘,7‘/‘ y ugige eacc en had grown to 72. : | Wg{};)g)\{z,gfiw ie n ind The goals and activities \ fs énle Rubes P enc pad The goals a hundred years ago mirror | _.., J ..z .cerc ud race hape uce : i ; e 11077 Tha ud Mincrucrect, (Uneia® the aims of today â€" "active concern for the | _" _ _ .. /Â¥ _Z j human need of sympathy, determination | e 4* [));m 3 $ic. Wanich Preatn â€" 2o to better the group itself, and the acumen ’(â€"""”’ she s o 4 a l ts to reach out into the community to | ""2 $ 88 “/“ se 30. ,i(“‘lfj) improve the level of community life". Lo s ay oi s Records from the first few years show L,)" _ 0) i2 0n TR 4 1% C that the women were busy exhibiting " P 9Â¥ 22. their domestic skills and winning prizes l/{?_‘“"*‘&{' oA 9i,. gf“,“"' wos at the Castleton Fair. In 1906 they won a |[) " ; ;. _ y" / t ce total of $5, a considerable sum a century | #e 3. s L iss ofs * J ago. .”"f"},fa, Hrsril se a,)&-fléw/,i/_! i t t fe t 4 Plenty of guests and f"““z“wétfu;i, gj% & friends shared the 50th ;\Té‘,{“»n _ i J t . C6 3 anniversary in 1955: _;r:‘,gfl%wfi; #4 | 1 ¢%, *R ol qfi; Z@E Qfi,&fi;%’ £% i | _ Members of that | %}N‘;f'f@fi y s " o &1 C 1 i same group shared p< s . > Té‘&; 69 4) ie t thelir skills in TCt woke e : o P * 4 back fpemdp e _ | ma king patterns, s @ %&%“?: 3/ s recipes for candy al Nt C af E.o | iC ""le making, and . j\‘ "’fi?’ifr,x x *4 ‘ ,‘Bfi’g C discussed labourâ€" ; {jfi’ _ Toh . " omm n _ â€"masl devices. ‘[)\ony e B wok €~ ° § 0. ) They considered / iAtfitrmert.~ Cele m s . _ EmM ) how . cleanliness m i. _ ooo es ie e dn L o kess &8 would help prevent Thirtyâ€"two women who sewed carpet rags in 1922 sat on the porch disease â€" commonlyâ€" | of Mrs. A. Johnson. e known now, but a 7 ),/ J"